Recent content by Blackcat86

I had a Savage M24 O/U .22/.410, for years. I got rid of it just three years ago. It took everything from small game up to white-tailed deer. The barrels weren't indexed very well. I installed a very inexpensive 2.5x scope with look-thru bases. I sited in the .22 with Rem Golden HP at...

Hijacked from the Quail thread... I agree on pen-raised birds: great for exposing/training dogs/new hunters, but little else. Here's some light reading material on the topic...

Your statement validates that the wild turkeys were released into a sustainable turkey habitat. Habitat is the operative word! Habitat = accessible and protected breeding/brooding, over-wintering, and feeding cover. Wild turkeys were reintroduced in Ohio beginning in the '50s after being...

Just want to share an informative read on pheasant habitat.

Ah, to be so young again. That's the only period that you are aware of during your lifetime. I have heard about landowners in NW Ohio renting out places for hunters from "out of town" to sleep because all the public accommodations were full. Never say never. The late '90s in the NW corner...

Like the saying goes: Age is just a number. Then again, you're not the first to mention that to me.

Thanks, but I'm already seeing someone else and have been for the past 56 years. Ha! Who among us wouldn't? NW Ohio pheasant population is directly proportional to available and healthy upland habitat. NW Ohio pheasant hunter populations are directly proportional to accessible healthy...

Thanks for your consideration. PF's Chapter Manual (my edition is very old, like me) gives us its mission statement, which reads, Pheasants Forever (PF)[/]Quail Forever (QF) [are] dedicated to the conservation of pheasants, quail[,] and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public...

I'm confident that the majority of you have heard of PF/Pheasants Forever. It is a decades-old organization infamous for PREACHING and TEACHING to anyone they can about everything they know concerning upland habitat. And, healthy upland habitat is THE common denominator that benefits YOU so...

Driving to and from Ft. Campbell, KY, via the back gate just west of the airfield, we would go through a town called LaFayette that was locally pronounced la-FAY-it with a hillbilly draw.

I'll play. It's a slow day on the farm. Here's a start. Have a happy and safe New Year. https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/words-commonly-mispronounced https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-pronounce-the-trickiest-menu-items

NUTCRACKER CHILI 1 pound boneless and skinless squirrel meat chopped into about ½” squares (chicken, pheasant, or rabbit meat will subtitute well) 1 medium onion, chopped 1-1/2 tspn garlic powder 1 tblspn oil 2 each 15-1/2 ounce cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained 1 each...

Nutcracker Chili. Tonight is our local Blowhard Chili Challenge Cookoff. I was asked to provide a squirrel meat entry. Let me know if you want the recipe.

Have you seen this report? https://ohiotimberworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/July-2025-Report-1.pdf

The inexpensive stuff is likely to introduce more than you paid for.